What is the average commute in Franconia CDP, Virginia?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 31.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Franconia CDP, Virginia work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 39.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.2 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · VA · GEOID 51295522024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Franconia, Virginia

Name: Commute estimates for Franconia CDP, Virginia
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.1 min one way; 39.7% worked from home, 49.3% drove alone, and 8.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip31.1 min±4.0 min MOE

Worked from home39.7%±4.2 pp MOE

Drove alone49.3%±3.6 pp MOE

60+ minute trip8.0%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in Franconia CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +14.8 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute33.2 min → 31.1 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home24.9% → 39.7%▲ 14.8 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit10.0% → 5.7%▼ 4.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone57.6% → 49.3%▼ 8.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Franconia CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 49.3%; 5.7% used public transit and 39.7% worked from home.

Drive alone49.3% ±3.6 pp

Carpool3.9% ±1.6 pp

Public transit5.7% ±2.0 pp

Walk0.5% ±0.4 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp

Work from home39.7% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 11,276 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Franconia CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 81th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

81^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Franconia CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 11,276 workers age 16+, including 6,801 workers with reported travel time and 4,475 home workers.

Population estimate18,335± 1,266 MOE

Workers age 16+11,276± 823 MOE

Workers with travel time6,801± 591 MOE

Estimated home workers4,475± 573 MOE

Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Virginia commute records for Franconia CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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